🇪🇹 Ethiopian

Red Lentils Chechebsa

Name: Red Lentils Chechebsa
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 33 min
Total time: 43 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Ethiopian
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 1, finely chopped Onion; 300 g Rice; 600 ml Stock or Broth; 3, torn Flatbread; 300 g Red Lentils; 2 tbsp Niter Kibbeh; 1 tsp Berbere

🇪🇹 Ethiopian

Fluffy grains steamed with red lentils and aromatics so every spoonful is savoury and separate — a one-pot ethiopian classic. Ready in 43 minutes including prep.

Prep 10 min Cook 33 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Onion1, finely chopped
Rice300 g
Stock or Broth600 ml
Flatbread3, torn
Red Lentils300 g
Niter Kibbeh2 tbsp
Berbere1 tsp

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Rinse the rice until the water runs clear, then drain well.
2
Heat the Niter Kibbeh in a wide pot, soften the onion, and bloom the berbere for 30 seconds.
3
Stir in the red lentils, then add the rice and turn everything gently through the fragrant oil.
4
Pour in the stock, bring to a boil, then clamp on a lid and cook on the lowest heat for 15 minutes without peeking.
5
Rest off the heat for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork and crown with fresh cilantro.

Chef's tip

Never lift the lid while the rice steams — trapped steam is doing the work.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Ethiopian Food - Misir Wot Red Lentil & Carrot vegan stew Amharic English - Berbere Injera · on YouTube